These are an assortment of early rock 'n roll platters from the late '50s, back when the Southern California World War 2 Babies (Jan & Dean, Gary Lewis, The Beach Boys and me) all liked Ike--and the Beatles were still The Quarrymen. Elvis had quit his job @ Crown Electric and had traveled from Sun Records to RCA causing Bill Hailey & The Comets to drop off the charts. Meanwhile Allen Freed (the ...
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These are an assortment of early rock 'n roll platters from the late '50s, back when the Southern California World War 2 Babies (Jan & Dean, Gary Lewis, The Beach Boys and me) all liked Ike--and the Beatles were still The Quarrymen. Elvis had quit his job @ Crown Electric and had traveled from Sun Records to RCA causing Bill Hailey & The Comets to drop off the charts. Meanwhile Allen Freed (the man who coined the musical phrase 'rock 'n roll') was convicted of taking payola, while Dick Clark dodged the bullet.
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